"For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;" 2 Corinthians 4:17 LIGHT AFFLICTION THAT PRODUCES INFINITE GLORY Paul calls his afflictions "light," he who was stoned, shipwrecked, beaten, and imprisoned. Because he compares them to something else. Not to a life without affliction, but to "an eternal glory that far outweighs them all." This comparison changes everything. Affliction is temporal, "of the present moment." It has a limited duration. Even if it lasts a lifetime, earthly life is infinitely short compared to eternity. Paul makes this calculation with immeasurable units: time compared to eternity, lightness compared to weight. Beyond all possible exaggeration, "beyond all measure." Paul uses extreme language to express that the glory to come far surpasses what is happening to us now. This isn't a consolation; it's an expression that gives strength in times of trial. Try today to compare your present affliction, however real and painful it may be, with the promised eternity of glory. It changes the meaning of everything that is happening. In this present trial, may the Lord help us to see with the eyes of eternity. May the vision of your glory be real enough to transform the quality of our resilience in this momentary affliction. In Jesus' name. Amen. #GloryToCome🙏🏼 #SpiritAndLife🔥